Silver Spoon
c. 1936
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 23.1 x 28.8 cm (9 1/8 x 11 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 3/4" long; 1 3/4" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.14434
Art Historical Context
Behold the delicate *Silver Spoon*, a graphite drawing on paper by Charlotte Winter, around 1936. Measuring 23.1 x 28.8 cm, this precise rendering captures an original silver spoon—8 3/4 inches long and 1 3/4 inches wide—with meticulous attention to its elegant form and subtle contours. Winter's skilled use of graphite brings out the spoon's reflective sheen and intricate craftsmanship, transforming a humble everyday object into a study of refined design. This artwork is part of the *Index of American Design*, a groundbreaking WPA Federal Art Project from the 1930s. During the Great Depressio...
About the Artist
Charlotte Winter
Charlotte Winter was an American artist who made her most lasting contribution during the late 1930s and early 1940s as a participant in the Index of American Design, a major New Deal program administered under the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project. The Index employed artists across the United States to document the nation's decorative arts heritage through meticulous watercolor ...